17 This is what the LORD says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
"I am the LORD your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river,
your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Your descendants would have been like the sand,
your children like its numberless grains;
their name would never be cut off
nor destroyed from before me."
[-ISAIAH 48:17-19-]

8 This is what the LORD says:
"In the time of my favor I will answer you,
and in the day of salvation I will help you;
[-ISAIAH 49:8a-]

15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me.
[-ISAIAH 49:15-16-]

Then you will know that I am the LORD;
those who hope in me will not be disappointed."
[-ISAIAH 49:23b-]